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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico

8 Colleges
$20,160 Avg Salary
$22,749 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #57 most popular major in New Mexico with 67 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Mexico to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, visual arts majors at UNM accumulate an average of around $17,497 in student debt.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

Visual Arts majors at NMSU Main Campus take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico list. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Santa Fe Community College Report

#5

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

Out of the 8 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Navajo Technical University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Crownpoint, Navajo Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Navajo Technical University

With a ranking of #6, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small public school located in the rural area of Santa Fe.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

With a ranking of #6, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Western New Mexico University Report

University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the rural area of Los Lunas, UNM Valencia is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus Report

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 593
Arizona 138
Oklahoma 29

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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